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The article reports on the use of the Automatic Identification System (AIS), a collision-avoidance and harbor traffic control device carried by large commercial vessels for improving the Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) in the U.S. Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Mike Mullen directed that AIS be installed on all Navy surface ships. AIS is facilitating the information sharing between the Navy and maritime partners while enhancing MDA.

The article examines the joint efforts of the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps. and Army to jointly develop a tactical unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for ground and maritime surveillance. In the January 2007, the Navy consolidate its requirement for a Small Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System (STUAS) with the planned procurement of the Marine Corp. for an off-the-shelf Tier II UAV. On the other hand, the Marine Corp announced its plan to buy an Army brigade-level Shadow 200 UAV.

The article focuses on the Trident Warrior '07 naval experiment of the U.S. Navy which will happen from March 20-30, 2007 along the coast of Virginia. The activity will evaluate the utility of 70 prototype technologies and new tactics to the naval services. It is supported by the Navy's FORCEnet which serves as an architectural framework for naval warfare systems, functions, and missions. The results of the experiment will be used by the Navy for the advancement of its naval capabilities.

The article offers information on the EA-18G Growler aircraft developed by Boeing Co. for the U.S. Navy. The aircraft combines the capabilities of the two-seat Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet fighter with a state-of-the-art radar and communications jamming suite developed by Northrop Grumman. It can also perform its missions with only a two-person aircrew.

The article focuses on the substantial capabilities of the Marine Corps' Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle in the U.S. The armored infantry fighting vehicle can hydrophane across ocean waves and move ashore without stopping, achieving land speeds up to 45 miles per hour. The vehicle can accommodate a Marine infantry battalion of up to eight members. Moreover, the radios allow the vehicle's embarked commander and staff to communicate with senior, and subordinate maneuver units.

The article reports on the plan of the U.S. Coast Guard to acquire vertical takeoff-and-landing unmanned aerial vehicle, the tiltrotor Eagle Eye, as part of its Deepwater modernization program. The Eagle Eye will loiter three hours on-station at a location 100 nautical miles from its launch ship and return with ample fuel reserve. It will easily check out targets of interest. It will attain the speeds of 220 knots and be fitted with an advanced camera turret and radar.

The article discusses the Tactical Control System (TCS) in the U.S. Navy department. The TCS will be used in controlling the vertical takeoff-and-landing Fire Scout that will be deployed on the Littoral Combat Ships. The technology may also be used for the Broad Area Maritime Surveillance unmanned aerial vehicles of the navy.

The article reports on the successful at-sea docking test of an autonomous unmanned undersea vehicle (UUV) and the submerge attack submarine USS Scranton by the U.S. Navy in January 2006. The U.S. Navy's development of autonomous UUV has achieved its first successful at-sea docking with the submerging of USS Scranton, a nuclear-powered attack submarine.

The article focuses on the network of intelligence by all U.S. military services. The military services have pursued integration of their joint intelligence and reconnaissance sensor platforms to improve their ability to do time critical targeting operations. The author pointed out that the network is an Internet-like, global intelligence-sharing providing broad-based intelligence on a timely basis. Carriers and amphibious ships serves as workstations capable of handling compartmented data.

The article reports on the efforts by the U.S. Army in making dramatic improvements in the capabilities of its ground-based and airborne signals-intelligence (SIGINT) systems. The service has decided to revise its acquisition strategy for its Prophet ground-based SIGINT system at the request of the intelligence user community at Fort Huachuca, Arizona. The Army is also planning to formally launch its Aerial Common Sensor (ACS) acquisition program in fall 2008.

This article features the Compass Call mission of the 55th Electronic Combat Group of the U.S. Air Force. The group includes more than the operational squadrons that fly the Block 25 aircraft. With Colonel Donald Bacon as the host, the author met the people Bacon proudly commands in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. The author also talked to the members of the group who told their story participating in the mission, including the challenges they encountered.

The article discusses the recapitalization strategy of the U.S. Navy for its land-based maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft. According to the author, industry proposals are being submitted for a major unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) acquisition. At stake is the System Development and Demonstration contract for the new Broad Area Maritime Surveillance UAV. Another key element of the recapitalization is the P-8A Poseidon Multi-mission Maritime Aircraft.

The article discusses the challenges encountered by the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) in its airborne electronic attack modernization plan. DOD wanted to enhance the Navy/Marine Corps Prowler fleet to provide support jamming against air defense radars. However, the DOD's plan was not able to be brought up due to shortage in the production of Prowler and other aircrafts such as EA-18G, X-45 UCAV and B-52 SOJ.

Reports on organic mine countermeasures to clear the path for the U.S. Navy submarines. Vision for mine warfare; Features of the semisubmersible Remote Minehunting System.

Focuses on the Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) developed by the U.S. Defense Department joint-services program. Aim of the program to provide an effective communications systems for U.S. military forces; Design of the multiband JTRS to allow communication with a family of radios based on a software program; Limitation of the single-mode radios; Overview of the software architecture.

Reports on the expansion of the missile defense testing programs and deployment plans of the U.S. Development of a mobile sensor and interceptor systems; Integration of the sensors and interceptors into a single Ballistic Missile Defense System; Element of an expanded Pacific range for complex testing of a ground-based, long-range interceptor system.

Focuses on the decision of Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld to expanded operational role and budget for the U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCom). Responsibilities in the global war against terrorism; Integration of special operations forces in joint-service operations; Authority of SOCom to plan and carry independent missions.

Introduces the night-vision goggles developed by ITT Night Vision and Northrop Grumman as the results of their competition in the market. Development of smaller 16 millimeter image-intensifier tubes; Northrop's use of optical overlay approach; Features of ITT's Pinnacle thin-filmed Gen 3 tube.

The article focuses on the new Amphibious Assault (LHA 6) Ship ordered by the U.S. Navy that are expected to be delivered on 2012. It relates that the large-deck amphibious assault ship is designed to optimize support on Marine aviation for combat and noncombat relief operations. An overview is also provided on the specifications, design, maintenance capabilities, and capacity of the LHA 6.

The article focuses on the amphibious assault vehicle called the Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle (EFV) of the U.S. Marine Corps that was manufactured by General Dynamics Amphibious Systems. It has two water jets that make it operational in the water and in land-based operations. It has a speed of 25 knots at sea and 45 miles per hour on land. The EFV will provide the Marines better warfighting capabilities.

The article reports on the plan of the U.S. Navy and Northrop Grumman Corp. to send Navy Global Hawk long-range, high-altitude unmanned aerial vehicles (UAU), for surveillance missions at the Persian Gulf. Northrop Grumman Corp. and the U.S. Navy decided to send one or two RQ-4A Global Hawk on operational deployments to the Persian Gulf region for surveillance missions.